The Village of Brewster has been selected as an Opportunity Area, which officials hope will open it up to additional funding opportunities, county officials announced Wednesday. The village was chosen by the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council, one of several
Read MoreOfficials in Putnam are hoping a change to the county’s transportation system will make life a little easier for local veterans. Operation of the Veteran’s Van, which transports veterans to medical appointments at Veterans Affairs facilities in Montrose and Castle
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Local officials reacted with disappointment as a proposal for a “Sales Tax Holiday” appears dead on arrival in the New York State Assembly. The plan would have exempted certain clothing purchases from the county’s 4-percent sales tax from Aug. 16
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County Executive MaryEllen Odell is pushing ahead with plans to allow a private company to post signs with advertising on the Putnam Trailway despite resistance from some legislators. Odell, who has asserted she has the authority to sign a contract
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With the nation and state in the midst of a slow recovery and local municipalities further challenged by the state-imposed tax cap, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein is leading a task force to identify innovative ideas being employed in communities
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The former operator of the Putnam National Golf Course is suing the county, accusing it of breach of contract among other complaints in a federal lawsuit filed this month. RDC Golf Group, which entered into a lease to run the
Read MoreWhen Putnam County passed its budget last October it did so under little fanfare. Now one of its proposed revenue generators is under fire. An amendment to Putnam County’s Local Law Chapter 173 titled “Item Pricing,” included a wavier fee
Read MoreEstimated savings and the consolidation of Putnam‘s services were what County Executive MaryEllen Odell said epitomized her first year in office during her State of the County address at the Bureau of Emergency Services in Carmel last Thursday night. “Our message in
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Read MorePutnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell presented her first State of the County speech to a standing-room only crowd of county leadership, department heads and representatives from municipal government from all over Putnam County on March 15. County Executive Odell began
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